All About Jazz — from the Washington City Paper New jazz records that are adventurous, genre-hopping, and conversational By Geoffrey Himes Douglas has recorded a tribute album to Joni Mitchell and has worked with cello, accordion, and tabla. Keystone, his current ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — YoungMossTongue said... THE SISTERS OF MERCY - First And Last And Always fuzzy love... XXX http://youngmosstongue.blogspot.com Mr. Jones said... It's so much fun, we're gonna keep doing it: 30 Days Out plops another stack of singles on the turntabl... more info

Guardian Music — This synth siren sounds like a weirder and more credible version of Enya, all ethereal vocals and meandering melodiesHometown: Los Angeles.The lineup: Cameron Mesirow (vocals, instruments).The background: Cameron Mesirow is signed to True Panther Sou... more info

Guardian Music — Four new songs prove that forthcoming single, Slow, isn't just a beautiful fluke for this soulful, Karen Carpenter-esque vocalistHometown: London.The lineup: Rumer (piano, vocals).The background: Rumer has been a rumour for a while now. We heard one ... more info

Guardian Music — In 1969, Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso were exiled by their country's military dictatorship. Their years in London influenced Brazilian – and British – music for everIt's August 1970 and there are 600,000 people in a field in the Isle of Wight ... more info

XLR8R — On the phone from London, producer James Blake emits a calmness and an intense, focused passion for his craft that belies his 21 years of age. read more more info

Totally Fuzzy — Mr Tear said... Beautiful music formthe North of India, recorded in 1971: Pandit Ram Narayan - Inde du Nord (Ocora) http://snapcrackleandpops.blogspot.com Jolly Joker said... # Muddy Waters - Fathers and Sons [1969] # Jimmy Smith - Walk on the Wild ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Mister Moods said... BRAND NEW MOODS presents: - Joni Mitchell "Clouds" (remaster) The true test for any album is durability and Clouds has stood the test of time easily and remains, 40 years after its release, as fresh as it was upon release. - Ser... more info

Mjsbigblog — *Are you attending The Top 3 performance rehearsal tomorrow night? I need a blog rehearsal to report song spoilers! If you are willing and able, email me at mjsbigblog at gmail dot com. The Top 3 take the stage Tuesday night to sing two songs. One... more info

Guardian Music — Diane Birch's music owes much to her strict religious upbringing, she tells Elizabeth DayDiane Birch has a thing about hats. She wears them all the time, much to the chagrin of Steve Greenberg, the founder of S-Curve records which signed her three ye... more info